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应用天然产物 ›› 2014, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (1): 1-19.DOI: 10.1007/s13659-014-0005-7

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A Bioactivity Versus Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants from Nigeria,West Africa

Lydia L. Lifongo1, Conrad V. Simoben1, Fidele Ntie-Kang1, Smith B. Babiaka1, Philip N. Judson2,3   

  1. 1. Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon;
    2. Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon;
    3. Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, Granary Wharf House,;
    2 Canal Wharf, Leeds LS115 PY, UK
  • 收稿日期:2013-12-26 修回日期:2014-02-10 出版日期:2014-02-24 发布日期:2018-02-11
  • 通讯作者: Fidele Ntie-Kang,e-mail:ntiekfidele@gmail.com

A Bioactivity Versus Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants from Nigeria,West Africa

Lydia L. Lifongo1, Conrad V. Simoben1, Fidele Ntie-Kang1, Smith B. Babiaka1, Philip N. Judson2,3   

  1. 1. Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon;
    2. Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon;
    3. Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, Granary Wharf House,;
    2 Canal Wharf, Leeds LS115 PY, UK
  • Received:2013-12-26 Revised:2014-02-10 Online:2014-02-24 Published:2018-02-11

摘要: Traditional medicinal practices play a key role in health care systems in countries with developing economies. The aim of this survey was to validate the use of traditional medicine within local Nigerian communities. In this review, we examine the ethnobotanical uses of selected plant species from the Nigerian flora and attempt to correlate the activities of the isolated bioactive principles with known uses of the plant species in African traditional medicine. Thirty-three(33) plant species were identified and about 100 out of the 120 compounds identified with these plants matched with the ethnobotanical uses of the plants.

关键词: African traditional medicine, Bioactivity, Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Nigeria

Abstract: Traditional medicinal practices play a key role in health care systems in countries with developing economies. The aim of this survey was to validate the use of traditional medicine within local Nigerian communities. In this review, we examine the ethnobotanical uses of selected plant species from the Nigerian flora and attempt to correlate the activities of the isolated bioactive principles with known uses of the plant species in African traditional medicine. Thirty-three(33) plant species were identified and about 100 out of the 120 compounds identified with these plants matched with the ethnobotanical uses of the plants.

Key words: African traditional medicine, Bioactivity, Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Nigeria